Franny

Note to the reader:

The testimony you are about to read is a concise overview. But the full story reveals just how deep the darkness once reached. Generational rejection, spiritual deception, trauma, addiction, homelessness, and near death.

We chose to provide a shorter version for clarity. But if you want to see what true restoration looks like when someone has gone to the depths and come back through Christ, we invite you to read the complete testimony by clicking the link above labeled "Full testimony".

Some stories are summaries. This one is a rescue.

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As a child, I heard about God, but I did not know Him. Faith was something we participated in, not something we understood. Church was routine. It was attendance, structure, and tradition, but not relationship. At the same time, I was exposed to spiritual practices that were culturally normalized, including forms of witchcraft meant to “protect” against darkness. Instead of bringing peace, they opened doors to fear and confusion that followed me for years.

 

Throughout my life, I carried a deep pattern of rejection and loneliness. I experienced it in childhood, in relationships, in motherhood, and even in my walk with God. I believed rejection was normal. I learned how to survive it quietly. I learned how to appear strong while carrying darkness inside.

 

As I grew older, I tried to reach God through religion. I became active in church, followed rituals, confessed regularly, and stayed involved. I believed that if I did the right things, I was spiritually covered. I felt spiritual, but I was not free. I could manage my darkness, but I could not overcome it. My perception of God was that He was holy and present, but distant. I thought I needed religion to access Him.

 

Everything shifted when I stopped running. After years of trying to relocate my pain and negotiate with my past, I finally surrendered fully to God. Not out of fear, but out of exhaustion and truth. That is when Restore began, and I became part of the first group to walk through it.

 

Restore did not deconstruct my faith. It restored my identity. For the first time, I understood why Jesus lived, why He had to die, what His death accomplished, and what His resurrection truly means. Questions I had carried for decades were finally answered with clarity. I realized that the rejection I carried was not my identity. Through Christ, I was given authority, belonging, and purpose.

 

When I was baptized, it was no longer symbolic. It was conscious surrender. I understood that I was choosing to be cleansed inwardly, not just outwardly. I understood that through faith in Christ, I was not powerless, not bound to patterns, and not destined to repeat darkness. I had been given authority to confront it.

 

Today, I know I am a child of the Most High. My relationship with God is no longer routine or ritual-based. It is personal, rooted in Scripture, and grounded in surrender. I no longer live under a spirit of rejection or loneliness. I live in the identity He restored to me.

 

Through His Word and through the community at Restore, my healing began from the inside out. God is now leading me into my calling — to help others find healing in both body and spirit, combining faith, Scripture, and wisdom so they too can walk in freedom.